Adrift Adventures UtahRafting Dinosaur National Monument2015-07-29T21:45:30Zhttp://adrift.com/feed/atom/WordPressadminhttp://adrift.com/?p=37552015-01-20T17:43:23Z2015-01-20T17:43:23ZOne child 12 and under rafts free with each paying adult on this family-friendly multi-day rafting trip in Dinosaur National Monument. Let Adrift Adventures take care of the details, while you spend some quality time with the kids in a wilderness paradise.

Gates of Lodore

One Kid Rafts Free with Each Paying Adult

July 3-6, 2015

One child 12 and under rafts free with each paying adult on this family-friendly multi-day rafting trip in Dinosaur National Monument. Let Adrift Adventures take care of the details, while you spend some quality time with the kids in a wilderness paradise. Book now. Space is limited to 25 people per launch.

]]>0adminhttp://adrift.com/?p=36802015-01-09T18:07:58Z2015-01-09T18:07:58ZFive-Day Yampa River to Green River In Partnership with History Colorado June 17 – 21, 2015 History will come alive on this five-day, 72-mile rafting trip starting at Deerlodge Park on the Yampa River in Colorado and ending at Split Mountain on the Green River in Utah. Dr. Andrew Gulliford, professor of southwest studies and […]

Five-Day Yampa River to Green River

In Partnership with History Colorado

June 17 – 21, 2015

History will come alive on this five-day, 72-mile rafting trip starting at Deerlodge Park on the Yampa River in Colorado and ending at Split Mountain on the Green River in Utah. Dr. Andrew Gulliford, professor of southwest studies and history at Ft Lewis College in Durango, CO, will provide lectures throughout the trip on the area’s amazing history and geology.

An Educational Rafting Adventure

Learn about dinosaurs, Native Americans, outlaws, famous explorers and much more as you raft from Colorado to Utah in Dinosaur National Monument.

Yampa Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument.

Get Involved with History Colorado

Your support of History Colorado, whether financial or time spent volunteering, helps provide educational exhibits, outreach, and other programming throughout the state. A portion of the proceeds from this trip will go back to History Colorado.

A Wilderness Rafting Experience

This rafting expedition is a remote wilderness experience in the heart of Dinosaur National Monument. Participants should be in good health and prepared for wilderness travel. Multiple class II and III rapids will be encountered.

Meet in Jensen, Utah

All registered participants will meet at Adrift Adventures in Jensen, Utah at 7:30 am on June 17, 2015. Transportation to and from the river is provided. This launch date is limited to 25 participants.

with folk singer/songwriter Shannon Wurst

Join us for the Green River Folk Float through Gates of Lodore in Dinosaur National Monument

Back by popular demand – established folk singer/song writer Shannon Wurst will return to Dinosaur National Monument for another concert rafting trip outfitted by Adrift Adventures – authorized concessionaire of the National Park Service. The four-day Green River rafting trip is scheduled for July 13 – 16, 2015. This will be the third year in a row Wurst will perform on a multi-day rafting tour with Adrift Adventures.

Bring your own instruments

Shannon has invited everyone to bring his or her own instruments and play along. She will provide a songbook prior to each trip for those who want to learn the songs.

Don’t miss the boat – book now!

Enjoy live music by Shannon Wurst and some other special guests.

4-day Green River

July 13 – 16, 2015

$815 / Adults

$350 / Kids 6-12 years old

Save $100 / adult with promo code: FolkFloat

Space is limited.

Call 800-824-0150 or book online

Leave No Trace Wilderness Rafting

All trips follow Leave No Trace guidelines; so if you pack it in, plan to pack it out.

Not exactly roughing it…

All Adrift Adventures rafting tours are leave-no-trace, but this is not exactly roughing it. The outfitter will provide toilet systems with privacy tents, hand-washing stations, waste management, meals and all other group camping equipment required by the National Parks Service. Your guides will do all the heavy lifting, while you relax and listen to live music at camp each night. *Available for rent: Tent ($25), Sleeping bag/pad combo ($20).

Meet at Adrift Adventures in Jensen, Utah

Find pre-trip lodging in Vernal, UT

We encourage you to stop by the Adrift Adventures warehouse in Jensen, Utah before 4:00 pm the day before your launch date to pick up your dry bag and meet the crew. This will give you time to pack the night before. The nearest lodging is in Vernal, Utah.

More than just a Raft Trip

Stop for a catered riverside lunch mid-way through your Green River rafting trip.

Get Two Days of Adventure in Dinosaur National Monument

The class III rapids are just enough to get your blood pumping, but this is more than just a raft trip on the Green River. Stop to see 1,000-year-old pictographs on your way to the put-in, cool off with a swim in the Green River, enjoy a catered riverside lunch and get a complimentary one-day pass to enter Dinosaur National Monument, which includes entrance to the famous Dinosaur Quarry.

Stop to View Native American Rock Art

Stop to view and learn about Native American rock art on your way to the Green River.

The historical diversity found around Vernal, Utah is as great as the spectacular beauty. You can find Native American rock art throughout Dinosaur National Monument created by the Fremont people about 1,000 years ago. Stop to view and learn about these artifacts on your way to the river. Also learn about dinosaurs, outlaws and famous explorers on this educational journey.

On the River

Encounter multiple class III rapids (minimum requirements: six years old and 50 lbs).

Class III Rapids

This whitewater rafting trip is the perfect mix of unique history, spectacular geology and fun rapids. Navigate through Moonshine, School Boy and S.O.B. rapids on this nine-mile float. There is plenty of time between rapids to take in the breathtaking scenery and learn about the area’s unique history. Stop mid-way through the trip for a catered riverside lunch. Seasoned rafters and first-time river runners alike will enjoy this fun and educational rafting trip near Vernal, Utah.

After Your Raft Trip

Dinosaur National Monument Quarry

Enjoy a Day Pass to Dinosaur National Monument

Raft with Adrift Adventures and get a one-day pass to the Dinosaur National Monument. This includes entrance to the Dinosaur Quarry – just down the road from Adrift Adventures in Jensen, Utah. This complementary pass is valid for seven days from the date of your raft trip.

Green River Rates:

Adult: $96

Child (6-12): $76

*Does not include fees.

Save 10%

Promo Code: DINO

]]>0adminhttp://adrift.com/?p=33582014-05-27T13:44:34Z2014-05-27T13:44:34ZMichael Fracasso is an award-winning singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas with a sound that spans rock and early country. He has toured extensively throughout the US, Europe and Japan, and his 2007 release went to #1...

Featuring Michael Fracasso

Michael Fracasso will perform three nights on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument.

Labor Day Weekend 2014 Music Rafting Trip

Gates of Lodore

Raft from Colorado to Utah

Michael Fracasso is an award-winning singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas with a sound that spans rock and early country. He has toured extensively throughout the US, Europe and Japan, and his 2007 release, Red Dog Blues, went to #1 on the Americana Chart in Europe. He has recorded duets with Lucinda Williams and Grammy winner Patty Griffin and made two of his seven albums with producer/guitarist Charlie Sexton.

Fracasso was short listed for the Austin Public Library Award for literary achievement in 2011 and was on the “Best of 2011” list for several publications including Third Coast Music, San Antonio Express News and Austin Chronicle. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend four days and three nights on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument with Michael Fracasso and Adrift Adventures.

Get your ticket…

August 29 – September 1 (Labor Day), 2014

$785 / Adults

Raft trip limited to 24 participants.

Call 800-824-0150 to book.

All-Inclusive Multi-day Raft Trip

Leave No Trace

Adrift Adventures will provide portable toilet systems with privacy tents, hand-washing stations, trash receptacles, fire pans, coolers and meals. Your guides will do all the dirty work, so you can just relax and enjoy your time in this wilderness paradise. *Available for rent: Tent ($25), Sleeping bag/pad combo ($20).

Meet at Adrift Adventures in Jensen, Utah

Plan to stop by the Adrift Adventures warehouse in Jensen, Utah before 6 PM on August 28 to pick up your waterproof gear bag and meet us. This will allow you to pack the night before your trip starts. Other arrangements can be made if this is not possible. The nearest lodging is in Vernal, Utah.
Adrift Adventures
9500 East 6000 South
Jensen, Utah 84035
Call: 800-824-0150

]]>0adminhttp://adrift.com/?p=32652014-03-25T22:39:22Z2014-03-25T22:39:22ZJoin us for this year's Rocky Mountain PBS rafting trip to launch July 20, 2014. Raft 44 miles on the Green River with historian Dr. Andrew Gulliford. Put in at Gates of Lodore in Colorado and take out at Split Mountain Campground in Utah.

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Raft the Green River with Rocky Mountain PBS and Dr. Andrew Gulliford.

Raft the Green River with Rocky Mountain PBS and Adrift Adventures

Featuring guest interpreter Dr. Andrew Gulliford

This year’s Rocky Mountain PBS rafting trip is scheduled for July 20 – 23, 2014. Raft 44 miles on the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument with historian Dr. Andrew Gulliford. Put in at Gates of Lodore in Colorado and take out at Split Mountain Campground in Utah. Learn about the history, geology and natural world of Dinosaur National Monument on this unique whitewater rafting adventure. It’s like watching Rocky Mountain PBS, but you’re actually there!

Four-day Green River Rafting Trip

Gates of Lodore | Dinosaur National Monument

July 20 – 23, 2014

$765 / adults

$250 / children (ages 6-12)

Meeting place: Adrift Adventures in Jensen, Utah

Put-in: Gates of Lodore

Take-out: Split Mountain Campground

Call 800-824-0150

Leave No trace

This four-day rafting trip is Leave No Trace, so plan to pack out what you pack in. Portable toilets with privacy tents, hand-washing stations, stoves, coolers, food, water, personal dry bags and shuttles are provided by Adrift Adventures. Three-person tents ($25) and sleeping bag/pad combos ($20) are available for rent. Your guides will prepare meals and clean up, so you can relax and enjoy your time in Dinosaur National Monument.

A portion of proceeds go to Rocky Mountain PBS

This is a fun way to give back to your favorite local television station. Adrift Adventures will donate a portion of the proceeds from this rafting trip back to RMPBS.

Dr. Andrew Gulliford

Expert Interpreter Dr. Andrew Gulliford.

Expert interpreter Dr. Andrew Gulliford, Professor of History and Environmental Studies in the Department of History at Fort Lewis College, will again participate in the Rocky Mountain PBS rafting trip. He has been leading trips in Dinosaur National Monument for nearly 25 years and his stories about the area are as entertaining as they are informative.

Dr. Gulliford teaches courses in wilderness and environmental history and is the author of America’s Country Schools, Sacred Objects and Sacred Places: Preserving Tribal Traditions, and Boomtown Blues: Colorado Oil Shale (winner of the Colorado Book Award).

Meet at Adrift Adventures in Jensen, Utah

We recommend you stop by the Adrift Adventures warehouse in Jensen, Utah by 6 PM the day prior to your trip to pick up your waterproof gear bag and meet us. The nearest lodging is in Vernal, Utah.
Adrift Adventures
9500 East 6000 South
Jensen, Utah 84035
Call: 800-824-0150

]]>0adminhttp://adrift.com/?p=29372014-01-03T17:44:39Z2014-01-03T17:44:39ZEstablished Folk Singer Shannon Wurst returns to Dinosaur National Monument this summer for two concert rafting trips: A Five-day Yampa River rafting trip, June 14-18, 2014, and a four-day Green River rafting trip, June 27-30, 2014.

Get your ticket…

5-day Yampa River

June 14-18, 2014

$845 / Adults

$300 / Kids 6-12 years old

4-day Green River

June 27-30, 2014

$785 / Adults

$300 / Kids 6-12 years old

Each launch is limited to 23 participants.

Call 800-824-0150 to book.

Wilderness Rafting with Modern Conveniences

Adrift Adventures rafting trips depart from Jensen, Utah.

Including the kitchen sink

This is not exactly roughing it, but all rafting trips are leave-no-trace. Adrift Adventures will provide portable toilet systems with privacy tents, hand-washing stations, trash receptacles, fire pans, coolers, meals and the kitchen sink. Your guides will do all the dirty work, so you can just relax and enjoy your time in this wilderness paradise. *Available for rent: Tent ($25), Sleeping bag/pad combo ($20).

Meet at Adrift Adventures in Jensen, Utah

We encourage you to stop by the Adrift Adventures warehouse in Jensen, Utah before 6 PM the day prior to your trip so that you can pick up your waterproof gear bag and meet us. This will allow you to pack the night before your trip starts. The nearest lodging is in Vernal, Utah.
Adrift Adventures
9500 East 6000 South
Jensen, Utah 84035
Call: 800-824-0150

]]>0adminhttp://adrift.com/?p=29022013-11-26T16:13:30Z2013-11-26T16:13:30ZHistory will come alive on this four-day Green River rafting trip through the Gates of Lodore in Dinosaur National Monument. Dr. Andrew Gulliford will provide lectures throughout the trip on the area's amazing history and geology.

An Educational Rafting Adventure

Dinosaur National Monument is an area of vast natural beauty and rich western history. Learn about dinosaurs, Native Americans, outlaws, famous explorers and much more as you float the Green River.

A Fun and Unique Way to Get Involved

A portion of the proceeds from this trip will go back to History Colorado to help support this and other great community outreach programs. Meet and network with other members and friends of History Colorado.

A Wilderness Rafting Experience

This river rafting expedition is a remote wilderness experience that travels 44 miles through high desert country in northwest Colorado and northeast Utah. Participants should be in good health. Activities include paddling and optional side hikes.

Meet in Jensen, Utah

All registered participants will meet at Adrift Adventures in Jensen, Utah on August 13, 2014. Transportation to and from the river is provided. Trip is limited to 25 participants. Advanced bookings only.

Book Today: Call 800-824-0150

$680.00 Members | $730.00 Non-Members

Rafting trip includes rafting equipment, catered meals from first to last day’s lunch, portable toilet facilities with privacy tents, hand washing stations, personal dry bags, and more. Tents and sleeping bags/pads are available for rent.

]]>0adminhttp://adrift.com/?p=27432013-06-07T17:09:33Z2013-06-07T17:09:33ZCelebrate your Independence on a Green River Rafting Trip – Special Rate of $400/Adult 4-day Gates of Lodore July 5-8, 2013 Relax, unwind and experience the beauty of the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument on this all-inclusive multi-day rafting trip. Enjoy catered riverside meals, fun whitewater and memories that will last a lifetime for […]

Celebrate your Independence on a Green River Rafting Trip – Special Rate of $400/Adult

4-day Gates of Lodore

July 5-8, 2013

Relax, unwind and experience the beauty of the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument on this all-inclusive multi-day rafting trip. Enjoy catered riverside meals, fun whitewater and memories that will last a lifetime for just $100 a day for adults ($62.50/day for kids 12 and under). Float 44-miles over four days and stay at a different remote camp for three nights. Learn about the area’s unique history, spectacular geology and fragile ecosystems on this family-friendly adventure.

Special rate of just $400 for adults

Children 12 years and under raft for just $250

Family-Friendly Rafting in Dinosaur National Monument

Dinosaur National Monument is one of the most pristine areas in the nation. Intermediate Class III and IV rapids are encountered on the Green River, but no prior rafting experience is necessary. Camps are remote and accessible only by watercraft. All Adrift Adventures whitewater rafting trips are professionally guided, all-inclusive and self-contained with a full kitchen, several hand washing stations and portable toilets.

Call Adrift Adventures at 800-824-0150 to secure your space.

]]>0adminhttp://adrift.com/?p=26252013-04-22T19:52:15Z2013-04-22T19:52:15Z$200 OFF High Water Yampa River Rafting Trip May 28, 2014 Dinosaur National Monument This is the best deal on one of the most sought after multi-day rafting trips in the west. Explore the free-flowing Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument May 28 – June 1, 2014. Travel 72-miles through the heart of the park […]

May 28, 2014

Dinosaur National Monument

This is the best deal on one of the most sought after multi-day rafting trips in the west. Explore the free-flowing Yampa River in Dinosaur National Monument May 28 – June 1, 2014.

Travel 72-miles through the heart of the park on this four-day wilderness rafting expedition. Let the guides do all of the work as they help you challenge class III-IV rapids and tell you about the diverse history, spectacular geology and fragile ecosystems of the area.

Start rafting at Deer Lodge Park on the Yampa River in Colorado and end at Split Mountain Campground on the Green River in Utah. Paddle, hike, eat, play, relax and camp on this all-inclusive multi-day rafting trip.